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Posted commercial rates at 41 Iowa hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 20550
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Health - Mercy Corning Corning | $217 | 0.7× | 10 | 2026-02-28 |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hawarden | $242 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
| Story County Hospital Nevada | $264 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon | $266 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-06-10 |
| Chi Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley | $281 | 0.9× | 11 | 2026-02-28 |
| Madison County Health Care System Winterset | $287 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-09-23 |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona | $304 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-07-16 |
| Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Mason City | $314 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo | $314 | 1.1× | 17 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Clinton Medical Center Clinton | $314 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines | $314 | 1.1× | 20 | 2026-03-31 |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton | $316 | 1.1× | 7 | 2026-07-16 |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield | $405 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-09-02 |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning | $428 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Boone County Hospital Boone | $445 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-07-27 |
| Trinity Muscatine Muscatine | $458 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-01-28 |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda | $468 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-07-13 |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee | $473 | 1.6× | 4 | 2025-11-19 |
| Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown | $519 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
| Finley Hospital Dubuque | $539 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-01-28 |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton | $567 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-08-13 |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And Clinics West Union | $570 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Floyd County Medical Center Charles City | $575 | 1.9× | 3 | 2025-11-19 |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines | $597 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf | $639 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center | $642 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-09-26 |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon | $642 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-03-04 |
| Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison | $642 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-07-27 |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo | $655 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Red Oak | $710 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs | $714 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-02-15 |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia | $720 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly | $723 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-03-03 |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge | $725 | 2.5× | 3 | 2026-01-28 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs | $743 | 2.4× | 8 | 2026-02-28 |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg | $747 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-03-31 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond Belmond | $748 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-04-22 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion | $748 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-06-11 |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic | $748 | 2.5× | 1 | 2026-06-01 |
| Hancock County Health System Britt | $804 | 2.7× | 2 | 2026-06-30 |
| Compass Memorial Healthcare Marengo | $1,472 | 5.0× | 2 | 2026-02-12 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for tendon or ligament injection in Iowa?
41 Iowa hospitals post usable commercial rates for tendon or ligament injection in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 20550, hospital outpatient, the median across 41 hospitals is $567, 1.9× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.